Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles has marketed himself as a successful entrepreneur and real estate investor, a tax policy expert, and the head of an international nonprofit rescuing sex trafficking victims. But according to recent reports, he has exaggerated many part of his resume, making him the latest Republican to accused of lying about his past in wake of revelations about New York GOP Congressman George Santos.
Nashville’s NewsChannel5 reported weeks ago that Ogles had studied languages in college, but not economics or international policy, as he had claimed. His alleged history of rescuing sex trafficking victims was also greatly exaggerated.
Now, fact checkers at The Washington Post have found more embellishments from Ogles, this time in regards to his business career.
In 2009, he submitted a resume that claimed he ran a consulting firm from 2003 to 2010 that could not be corroborated by The Post. The résumé states that at E. Net Media he represented “a variety of clients ranging […]